Powys Owned Care Homes - Area Homes Development Manager

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About the role:

Working as part of the Programme Team the postholder will deliver a complex, multi‑year programme to develop and transform the Powys County Council owned older peoples care homes (POCH) ensuring the new provision is sustainable, high quality, value for money, and aligned to statutory duties and local strategic priorities. The postholder will work with council colleagues and communities, translating strategy into deliverable projects. The postholder will work closely with the POCH contract holder as the Council’s Strategic Partner to develop and implement projects within the Area Homes programme.

About you:

A commitment to improving the quality of care home accommodation for vulnerable and frail older people living in Powys

The ability to develop and manage a complex programme of work within rigid timescales

An understanding or experience of local government procurement practice and social care services in Wales for older people

An understanding of construction practice and regulations

The ability to analyse and understand complex issues, and to offer innovative and creative solutions

Have excellent communication and negotiation skills and an ability to influence outcomes, with reasoning, persuasion and tact

What you will do:

Provide leadership for a complex development and build programme

Ensure successful programme and project delivery for major and/or several smaller projects simultaneously

Develop and manage all aspects of project and programme engagement from planning, deployment, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues and manage project scope and changes

Support planning and implementation of the ‘Area Homes’ model for locality dual registered care homes, working with the Council’s contracted Strategic Partner, and working across Council services, to achieve this

Participate in a programme of internal and external stakeholder involvement to coproduce the ‘Area Homes’ model

Prepare and present reports on project all phases of programme and guidance and support to Elected Members, colleagues and partners to enable effective decision making and the highest standards of corporate governance

This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check